カテゴリー: Infectious diseases
Nearly 3,400 cases were reported on Sunday, forcing shutdowns for millions of people and closure of schools in ShanghaiSee all our coronavirus coverage hereChina reported nearly 3,400 daily Covid-19 cases on Sunday, double the previous day, forcing loc…
Dozens of live-in workers have been forced to sleep rough in the Hong Kong winter after bosses refuse to allow them back in the houseLive-in domestic workers in Hong Kong have been left homeless after they were diagnosed with Covid-19 and their employe…
The Pacific country was coronavirus-free until last month but an outbreak of thousands of cases is overwhelming the health systemFrontline health workers in Solomon Islands have warned that its health system is on the brink of collapse as the country s…
This blog is now closedSweden scraps almost all of its few restrictions and stops most testing; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive after displaying mild symptomsUK health minister sorry for continuing meeting after positive test‘We stand with Ottawa’: …
Large parts of the world are opening up, but Hong Kong is still pursuing ‘dynamic zero’ despite rising cases and a public running out of patienceA viral open letter from a member of Facebook group, HK Moms, marked something of a shift in public opinion…
Research confirms a pet shop was the likely source of the recent Delta variant outbreak in Hong KongCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePet hamsters can transmit Covid to humans and are the likely source of a recent outbreak of …
Experts say underreporting of cases across country means toll likely to be far higher than official countCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia’s official death toll from Covid-19 has passed 500,000, even as many experts flag…
Fully vaccinated New Zealanders and other eligible travellers from Australia will be the first people able to enter the countryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand has announced it will reopen its border to visitors i…
Claims that people are being registered as double vaccinated without receiving both dosesHealth workers on the frontline of India’s Covid vaccination programme say people are being officially registered as double vaccinated without receiving both doses…
As the Winter Olympics nears, the Chinese capital has locked down some neighbourhoods and is setting up 19 testing points Beijing officials have sealed off several residential communities north of the city centre after two cases of Covid-19 were found …
The world’s fourth most populous country is braced for a new, Omicron-fuelled wave of infectionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage Indonesia reported 1,054 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, the highest daily increase in three mo…
Buses suspended in Zhuhai as mass tests return positivesIn US, CDC urges use of the ‘most protective’ masksSee all our coronavirus coverageThe southern Chinese city of Zhuhai has suspended public bus routes after announcing it had detected at least sev…
There are hopes this outbreak will not be as deadly as the devastating wave in April 2021, which saw crematoriums overwhelmedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia is in the midst of a Covid third wave, officials have said, a…
Court to hear legal challenge against law mandating certain workers must have jab; Andrzej Duda has Covid for second time in three months China’s locked down cities pay price of zero-Covid strategyGal Gadot: Imagine video at start of pandemic was ‘in p…
Public transport halted and cars banned in Yuzhou as China pursues zero-Covid strategy ahead of Winter OlympicsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThree asymptomatic cases of Covid-19 were enough for Chinese authorities to lock …